Emergency Procurement

2 November - 12 December 2020 This highly-interactive e-course furnished a holistic approach to the management of procurement in fragile, conflict-affected and emergency situations starting with proactive planning. It provided participants with the tools, techniques and toolkits that a relief officer, project manager and a procurement specialist should possess while procuring goods, works, and services under emergency. OBJECTIVES After the course, participants will be able to formulate a strategic procurement response plan and launch their respective procurement activities (goods, works, physical services, and consulting services), evaluate, negotiate and award contracts, and monitor delivery. Participants will be able to apply a multitude of tools and techniques that will make relief procurement interventions more impactful and far-reaching. CONTENT The course included the following modules: Learning Block 1: Introduction to fragility, conflict and emergency and public procurement Learning Block 2: Procurement of goods Learning Block 3: Procurement of works Learning Block 4: Procurement of physical services Learning Block 5: Procurement of consulting services Learning Block 6: Proactive planning Learning Block 7: Combating abuse The course covered, among other, the following topics: defining requirements; market sounding, supply positioning, and market engagement; risk management planning; performance management planning; bid design optimization; value-for-money maximization; contract management planning; scope, schedule and cost management; stakeholder management; inspection and quality verification; managing disputes and claims